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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University Unit 7: Planning: Process and Means

Unit 7: Planning: Process and Means Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

7.1 Meaning of Educational Planning
7.2 Nature of Educational Planning
7.3 Principles of Educational Planning
7.4 Process of Educational Planning
7.5 Educational Planning in India
7.6 Summary
7.7 Keywords
7.8 Review Questions
7.9 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To explain about the Meaning of Educational Planning
• To discuss about the Nature of Educational Planning
• To describe about the Principles of Educational Planning
• To discuss about the Process of Educational Planning
• To describe the Educational Planning in India

Introduction

A plan is conceptualized as a predetermined strategy, detailed scheme or programme of action
related to the accomplishment of an objective. It implies some kind of mental activity during the
course of analysing or laying out a method of achieving something. It focuses on ‘what’, ‘why’ and
‘how’ ? An educational plan refers to make efforts on planned and deliberate change to be brought
about in the system of education for achieving identified relevant objectives. Visualized in relation
to specified objectives these changes have to be coordinated in relation to objectives and conditions
in other related aspects. They have to be systematically planned. Educational planning means the
process of setting out in advance a pattern of action to bring about over all changes as viewed by
national policies by the closest possible articulation of means and ends.

7.1 Meaning of Educational Planning

According to Hagman and Schwartz, “Planning selects among alternatives, explores routes before
travel begins and identifies possible or probable outcomes of action before the executive and his
organization is committed to any.” Educational planning has been one of the early instruments of
independent governments. Resources have to be used as effectively and systematically as possible.
A considerable amount of pressure form both the donors of aids and international organizations

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